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Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students

The Hechinger Report

That’s starting to change as federal forecasts show part-time enrollment outpacing full-time enrollment through at least 2027 and other new figures shed light on how long it takes for part-time students to graduate. “Students like us were not the focus of the program,” she said. “A A lot of us felt invisible.”.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

The Hechinger Report

The federal government projects that graduate enrollment will rise by about another 3 percent through 2027 — a much more sluggish pace than in the last 10 years. The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to mandate training for graduate mentors and advisors.

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Trust issues

The Hechinger Report

In at least four states, five tribal nations themselves are the lessees — paying the state for access to, collectively, more than 57,700 acres of land within their own reservation borders. However, six of the eight proposals up for funding between 2025 and 2027 would be transferred to tribal nations.

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The fight for educational equity in the face of federal rollbacks

eSchool News

Students from low-income families still lag in digital access, with 35 percent lacking reliable home internet. The edtech market is projected to reach $605 billion by 2027 , and companies that prioritize inclusivity will tap into a rapidly diversifying student population. Already, over $2.6 In the U.S.,

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Former Trump commissioner blasts DOGE education data cuts

The Hechinger Report

Removal of commissioner disturbing Woodworth also decried the unexplained and sudden removal last week of his successor, Peggy Carr, a Biden appointee whose congressionally determined six-year term was supposed to extend through 2027. DataLumos , a free, open-access data archive at the University of Michigan, is one such crowdsourcing site.

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STUDENT VOICE: What losing the Department of Education would mean for special education

The Hechinger Report

More specifically, these students need Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 Plans, which document specific needs, such as extra time on exams and accessible desks for wheelchair users. States already decide how they define disability and who is eligible for services, which contributes to existing discrepancies in access.